Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 7,237 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states stood at 7,237 number. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states peaked at 11,150 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,237 number, in 2019.
That places Pacific island small states 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10,999 number | — |
| 1998 | 11,150 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 11,116 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11,060 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 11,002 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 10,907 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 10,732 number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 10,629 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10,651 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9,614 number | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 9,301 number | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 9,096 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 8,622 number | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 7,954 number | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 7,676 number | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 7,685 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,504 number | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 7,360 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7,237 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,088 number | 10,999 number | 11,150 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 10,830 number | 10,629 number | 11,060 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 8,205 number | 7,237 number | 9,614 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 38 Romania 17,761 number compare
- 39 Azerbaijan 14,950 number compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 14,615 number compare
- 41 Spain 11,396 number compare
- 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11,086 number compare
- 43 Chile 10,133 number compare
- 44 El Salvador 9,478 number compare
More reference data data for Pacific island small states
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30,916 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29,068 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59,984 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.72 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.55 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.12 GPIA (2009)
- Teachers in primary education, male 7,473 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states was 7,237 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 11,150 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,237 number in 2019.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Pacific island small states ranks 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/